AFS Janus, May 2010

MAY 2010:

AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative: A Powerful Engine for Growth 5

AFS International Diversity Scholarships: Gifts to Last a Lifetime 6

Letter from the AFS International President "

AFS Volunteers Receive the Galatti Award r

Jurgen Blankenburg: Thinking Outside the Box 9

AFS Archives Named Founding Partner for Veterans History Project 10

AFS WWII Ambulance Drivers Last Post 11

"Anne Morgan's War: Rebuilding Devastated France, 1917-1924" 12

Rev. Norman
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Dear AFS Friend,

Welcome to the May 2010 issue of the AFS Janus. This issue
honors AFS Life Trustee Reverend Norman C. Eddy and his
service to the neighborhood of East Harlem, highlighting the
transformative power of volunteerism and its effects on an
entire community. His lifework exemplifies the mission of AFS,
which encourages people to act as global citizens working
for peace and understanding in a diverse world.
We also profile the AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative (AAI) as they
celebrate two decades of extraordinary program growth.
AAl's motto is, "Think Global, Act Local," and they now
represent nearly 25 percent of AFS program operations
worldwide. In the past 20 years, AAl's work has provided AFS
Partners in the Asia-Pacific region with effective training and
a framework for sharing knowledge and experience.
The AFS International Diversity Scholarships, funded by a
generous gift from the Hassler family, provide support for a
diverse group of applicants who could not have participated
in AFS without a scholarship. Since 2002, the Hassler Trusts
have enabled AFS Partners to increase the diversity of AFS
participants in their countries.

Francisco "Tachi" Cazal, the president of AFS International,
reports on a first-ever AFS Innovation Meeting, which took
place in March in San Francisco, CA, USA. The meeting,
organized by AFS International, brought together AFS
leaders from 18 countries to collaborate on many new
projects and to identify opportunities within the AFS
Network for more innovative and creative approaches to
current programs and processes.

AFS finds its strength in its volunteers, friends, and Returnees
and we now turn to you to ask for your support. As with each
issue of the AFS Janus, you will find a contribution envelope
enclosed and we hope that you will use it to make a gift to
the Annual Fund for AFS International.
Enjoy this issue of the AFS Janus. As always, we look
forward to your comments.

Eleanora Golobic
eleanora.golobic aafs.org

AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
71 West 23rd Street. 17th Floor
New York. NY 10010-4102 USA
tel: +1.212,8078686
fax: +1.212.807.1001
www.afs.org

Intercultural
Programs

Rev. Norman
Cooley Eddy

A Driver's Life of Service

to the Community of

East Harlem

^Ijust didn^t want to kill

people. And so when I

discovered the American

Field Service^ it was the

perfect answer!^

Hundreds of friends gathered in New York City to
celebrate Rev. Norman Cooley Eddy's (Norm) 90th
birthday on February 26th and February 27th. first
at the Interchurch Center and the next day at The Church
of the Resurrection, East Harlem Protestant Parish.
Numerous speakers attested to Norm's accomplishments
as when Jose Vida, a professor of political science,
said, "This is a man whose deeds do the talking," The
establishment of The Margaret and Norman Eddy
Program Center for Spiritual Coordination and Community
Well-Being was announced during the celebrations.
The vision of the Center includes a curriculum that will
train pastors and other urban faith leaders in the skills
of spiritual coordination (the spirituality of community
organizing and compassionate action) and biblical
storytelling. The Center will also endow a faculty position,
provide support for special retreats, organize a retired
minister's network, and support other programs at the
New York Theological Seminary.

An AFS ambulance driver during World War II, Norm is
a Life Trustee of AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc. Living
in the same East Harlem neighborhood in New York City
for more than four decades, Norm is a member of the
clergy and ardent champion of people in need. Just as

AFS JANUS • MAY 2010 • 2

Norm Eddy (second from right) helping an Austrian woman into his
ambulance, Austha, May of 1945. Photo by Irving Penn.

Norm and an East Harlem community member

On the cover Norm Eddy in Austria, May of 1945.

Photo by Irving Penn.

Insert 1: The Rev. Norm Eddy, ca. 1966.

Insert 2: Norm Eddy and Shirley Rumierk, AFS

Returnee (US to Bolivia 1995) at the 1997 United

Nations luncheon. New York.

AFS focuses on comnnunities, he
has imnnersed hinnself in his own
community, becoming involved in
causes that educate and improve
the quality of life for his neighbors
and as an outspoken proponent for
improved social policy.
Norm was born in New Britain, CT,
on February 9, 1920. He attended
the Pomfret School and graduated
in 1937. Norm's experience with
other cultures began in 1937 when
he attended the Stowe School
in Buckingham, England, on a
scholarship through the English
Speaking Union. He is a graduate of
Yale and of the Union Theological
Seminary. He was ordained at the
South Church in New Britain, CT,
in May of 1951. He moved to East
Harlem and served as pastor of
the 100th Street Parish of the East
Harlem Protestant Parish, director of
its Narcotics Committee, where the

first beds for addicts in New York
City were established, coordinator of
East Harlem Interfaith, chairman of
the East Harlem Tenement Task Force
and Community Urban Center, and
director of the New York City Mission
Society's East Harlem Unit. He
married Margaret "Peggy" Lindsay
Ruth, a fellow seminary student, in
1950. She was equally committed
to issues of social justice and social
action through education, peer
counseling, and biblical storytelling.
They had three children, Rebecca
Ruth Eddy Feurstein, Timothy
Robbins Eddy, and Martha Hart
Eddy. Margaret Eddy passed away
in 1990.

In 1941, Norm and his roommate
at Yale knew that they were going
to be drafted, and looked for an
alternative to being a soldier. Norm
learned about the AFS on campus
and went to the AFS Beaver Street

office in New York City to volunteer.
In a 2002 Legacy Project interview,
he explained his motivation; "I
wasn't quite a conscientious
objector; I just didn't want to kill
people. And so when I discovered
the American Field Service, it
was the perfect answer, because I
wanted to defeat Hitler, be part of
the defeat of Hitler, but I didn't want
to kill anybody." Norm joined AFS
on December 8, 1941, and was sent
overseas with the AFS Unit ME 4
and also served in CM 88. Upon his
arrival in the Middle East, he was
attached to the AFS 485 Ambulance
Company with the British Eighth
Army. Between February of 1942
and August of 1945 he served in
Syria, Egypt, Libya, and Italy.
Norm recalled his war experiences in
the Legacy interview: "Shortly after
the battle of El Alamein, the Germans
had come over and had dropped a

AFS JANUS • MAY 2010 • 3

bomb, and it was early morning. We
saw tremendous flames begin to
shoot out and we saw British soldiers
throwing sand on the fire trying to
stop it and then we heard yells and
screams for "Ambulance! Ambulance!
Ambulance!' I looked around and I
didn't see any ambulance anywhere
near me. Some of my friends jumped
in ambulances and went out there.
Men had been killed and others were
wounded. They just were very calm
and heroic and put the wounded into
the ambulances and brought them
back to our medical resources and
out of danger from the explosions
that were going on— just huge flames
and bang! bang! bang!"
In the summer of 1943, as the AFS
ambulances returned from Palmyra
(Syrian Desert), Norm had a spiritual
experience on the road to Damascus.
He recounts that he was engulfed
by the love, truth, and beauty of
the divine and he experienced the
unity of ail creation even in the
midst of the horrible war. From that
experience, Norm's purpose in life
became clear to him— to live by the
Holy Spirit and to uncover the light

of God within himself and all others.
Elected director of the AFS
Intercultural Programs in 1949 and
a Life Trustee in 1966. Norm's AFS
volunteer service extends for more
than 60 years. He spoke about his
belief in AFS in a 1999 letter to
Wayne Edwards: "Ever since Stephen
Galatti started the student exchange
program after World War II, I have
known it as one of the best nonprofit
organizations building worldwide
understanding by connecting youths
and their families across international
boundaries. Whenever I see faces of
AFS exchange students in person or
in photographs, my heart is touched
and my hopes are raised."
A fitting tribute comes from Arthur
Howe, Jr, WWII driver and AFS
International Life Trustee, who wrote,
"I have never known, in a long and
privileged life of divine connection,
a finer human being. For me, he
epitomizes the values most respect:
selfless service, wisdom, loyalty, and
goodwill. I know what he has meant
to AFS when people I meet around
the globe regularly speak of him with
affection and respect." O

1. Oscar Arias, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and current Costa Rican president, Jose Ramon
Chavarria, and Norm Eddy at the 40th anniversary of AFS Costa Rica, San Jose. October 1995.

2. Norm and wife Margaret Ruth Eddy volunteer at a community street sweeping event, 1950s.

3. Norm blows out candles on his birthday cake at AFS International, New York, March 2, 2010.

4. Norm and daughter Martha Hart Eddy at the February 26. 2010 event.

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AAI:

A Powerful
Engine for
Growth in the
Asia-Pacific
Region

AAI Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary,
April 16-18, 2010, Bali, Indonesia.

The AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative
(AAI) connprises a kaleidoscope of
countries, cultures, and languages
from the region and convened in Bali,
Indonesia, to nnark its 20th anniversary.
Founded by AFS Partners from Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,
and Thailand, and led by the AFS
President's Award Honoree, Bin Sato,
this collaborative organization had
much to celebrate.
Inspired by several World Congress
gatherings that focused mainly
on global AFS issues, the Partner
Directors and Partner Chairs from Asia
felt a strong need to deepen mutual
understanding specific to the region
and strengthen cooperation among
regional Partners. In January 1991, the
organization was launched with the
motto, "Think Global, Act Local."
A volunteer-based organization, AAI
meets annually for three days, with
different member countries hosting
the meetings, to discuss key issues
and agree on joint action plans for
the region. This year, AFS Volunteers,
Partner Directors, Partner Chairs,
Trustees, and Staff participated in
a meeting that set four priorities,
addressing some of the key
opportunities to provide growth and
sustainability to the region and the
AFS Network as a whole:

• Reposition AAI as an English
language hub;

• Build and expand intra-regional
exchange between AAI Partners;

• Build the AFS brand in the AAI
region as the "go-to" expert on
intercultural awareness; and

• Collaborate across the region in
strengthening the leadership and
professional capability of staff of
all AAI Partners.

Combined with this Annual
Meeting, AFS Intercultural Programs
presented two training sessions
for Strategic Pricing and Volunteer
Leadership. The sessions were
attended by representatives from
Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, and
Thailand. The trainers represented
the United States, Italy, New Zealand,
Malaysia, and Switzerland. The
Strategic Pricing Session presented
ways for Partner leadership to
increase their awareness of how the
pricing of AFS programs can be used
to improve financial health within
their organizations. The Volunteer
Leadership Training included such
topics as team building and people
management, intercultural sensitivity,
and the sharing of best practices in
sending and hosting programs.
As Bin Sato, the president of AAI,
said, "AAI started small, but has
grown large. AAI today shares 24-25
percent of program operations in
the AFS Network as this AAI region

of Asia-Pacific covers more than 60
percent of the world population with
rich human and natural resources as
well as diversified cultures."
Now with 10 members and the
potential for more, AAI addresses
issues such as innovation in program
development, fundraising activities and
strategies, and strategic planning as an
integral part of the agenda. The next
meeting will be at the World Congress
in Argentina in October 2010.
The Conference culminated on
Saturday, April 17th with a cultural
tour of Bali and the AAI Anniversary
Celebration Dinner. O

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S Internatio _
Diversity Scholarships:

Alejandro Rojas (left), an AFS Diversity Scholar from Costa Rica,

witfi two friends in China.

a:

brother and sister,
Robert C. Hassler
and Laura M.
Hassler of Cleveland, OH,
USA, unbeknownst to AFS,
established in 1968 a charitable
rennainder trust naming AFS
International as one of their
beneficiaries. Thirty-three years
later, in 2001, AFS International
was notified that the last nnember
of the Hassler family had died
and income would be forthcoming
from the trusts. AFS had no
record of the Hasslers ever being
AFS participants, a host family, or
AFS volunteers. After inquiring of
many volunteers in the Cleveland
area, Tom Duke, a longtime AFS
volunteer himself, remembered the
Hasslers and that Wilson Caldwell,
also an AFS volunteer, host father,
and sending father, was the Hasslers'
lawyer. While the Hasslers were never
directly involved in AFS themselves,
they learned about the work of
AFS through Mr. Caldwell, who told
them about AFS and its intercultural
exchange programs.
Laura Hassler was a German teacher in
the Cleveland area public schools for
50 years and was always interested in
children and education. The Hasslers'
wills indicated that their money be
used "to provide scholarship assistance
to qualified and worthy young people
from the United States and countries
throughout the world to participate in the
programs of AFS in a secondary school
or living experience, any place where
it conducts such programs." The use of
the Hassler funds is therefore restricted

to purposes that respect this
designation.

Starting in 2002, AFS began offering
the AFS International Diversity
Scholarships using the funds received
from the Hassler Trusts. The grants
are intended to encourage and enable
AFS Partners to increase the diversity
of AFS in their countries and add to
the cultural and socioeconomic mix
of AFS participants.
The scholarships are awarded in an
annual competition organized by
AFS International that is designed
to attract applications from Partners
that meet the requirements of
increasing the diversity of the AFS
applicant pool.
Making Dreams Come True
The AFS International Diversity
Scholarships have made dozens
of young men's and women's
dreams come true over the past
eight years and will continue to do
so in the future. The scholarship
recipients could not have gone on
an AFS exchange program without
the financial support provided by
the AFS International Diversity
Scholarships. There are many stories
of truly remarkable experiences and
adventures made possible by the
scholarships.

In 2006, 'Victoria Portillo, a member
of the indigenous population of
Paraguay and a speaker of Guarani
and Spanish, traveled to Egypt
on a Diversity Scholarship for her
exchange program. She faced the
challenge of having to communicate
in English and Arabic in her host
country. She embraced that challenge

AFS JANUS • MAY 2010 • 6

with great courage and enthusiasm
and during her stay in Egypt said,
"I thought Guarani was a difficult
language to learn until I encountered
Arabic. I still don't speak Arabic very
well, but I am making every effort to
learn it before I leave Cairo. During
my AFS program here, I have learned
things that will stay with me all my
life. I have cherished the opportunity
to learn about Egypt's impressive
culture and religion."

"0/7 our way back home, our
bus got stuck between France
and Belgium. Everyone
was tired, hungry, and
complaining. It was the best
weekend ever!"

Susan Makete from South Africa
saw her dream come true when
she received an AFS International
Diversity Scholarship to go on an
AFS program to Belgium in 2008. 'A
scholarship program is what I have
always dreamt about," Susan wrote,
"I think that it would not have been
better with any other organization
but AFS." Mid-year through her stay
in Belgium, Susan wrote, "My family
has been really helpful throughout
my stay here. They are all pleased

by the fact that I can follow their
conversation and they no longer have
to speak English to me. We were in
Paris yesterday. We went to see the
Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de
Triomphe, and Sacre-Coeur. On our
way back home, our bus got stuck
between France and Belgium. Everyone
was tired, hungry, and complaining. It
was the best weekend ever!"
In 2009, Alejandro Rojas from
Cartago, Costa Rica, was awarded an
AFS Diversity Scholarship to China.
Alejandro, the first Costa Rican AFS
participant to go to China, could not
have done so without the support of
the scholarship fund. AFS in Costa
Rica was eager to initiate intercultural
exchanges with China and found a
good match in Alejandro. Shortly
after arriving in China, he wrote
about his experience:
"When my arrival to Tianjin was
close, I started feeling nervous
because I was going to meet my
host family, the people I was going
to live with during my exchange year.
For opening up their home to me, I
already appreciated and loved them,
because I think it is not easy to live
with a person you have never met
before. I am not going to forget when
I saw a paper with my name at the
train station and then three people,
my host family!"

"These past months, I have
experienced many feelings, but
always my host family and friends
have helped me to feel comfortable.
Chinese is a hard language to learn,
but I think that the hardest things
to do are the best. Of course, at
the beginning I didn't understand
anything, but with time and study,
my skills improved. The cultures are
so different, the relationship between
men and women, the way people
behave, 'everything' is so different and
so fascinating at the same time that
the only thing I can do is enjoy it."
Much more can be said about a
scholarship program that allows
these stories to be written— stories
that are as varied and inspiring as the
scholarship recipients themselves.
Throughout these past eight years,
the AFS International Diversity
Scholarship Fund has been expanded
through the generosity of the
leaders of the AFS Network via the
silent auctions during AFS World
Congresses and through contributions
made by AFS International staff
campaigns. If you would like to
contribute to the AFS International
Diversity Scholarship Fund, please do
so using the contribution envelope
attached in this issue of the AFS
Janus and take part in making more
dreams come true. O

Susan Makete (left) from South Africa with her
host sister Sofie in Belgium

Victoria Portillo (left) from Paraguay in
Egypt with her host mother and brother

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^IL

Letter from the
AFS International
President

''Creativity is thinking up new things.
Innovation is doing new things!'

Theodore Levitt

As the AFS Ambulance Drivers met 63 years ago to decide what
was to become of their volunteer organization, they may not have
known that they were taking a big step toward creating the future of
interculturai education exchanges.

They did not only create a "new thing," but they set themselves the
task of "doing" a new thing, to move from thinking to action, and thus
making today's AFS a reality. In 1971, when AFS opened up its programs
for multinational exchanges, the organization once again experienced
the jolt of vitality that innovation can bring. It happened again in the
1990s, when the 18+ Community Service Program was launched.
To continue this innovative and creative thinking, a group of 32 AFS
leaders from 18 countries met in San Francisco, CA, USA, in March 2010
for a first-ever AFS Innovation Meeting.

AFS International brought together key players to advance such
concrete projects as the AFS World Cafe— a virtual platform to sustain,
support, connect, and develop the global AFS community— and to
identify opportunities within our worldwide network to allow for more
innovative approaches to current and new AFS projects and processes.
Participants identified several "key learnings":

• One size does not fit all: Innovations or solutions follow a holistic
approach, and are related to the circumstances or environment of the
particular user, customer group, or organization.

• Seeking consensus can kill innovation.

• Innovation involves change management: To achieve cultural shift,
well-considered communications, and advocates for the project, which
will reassure people that intrinsic cultural values will be maintained.

• Trust is built by cooperation: This includes opportunities to connect
and collaborate on concrete projects, and to share information and
ideas. A common mission is a powerful way to foster cooperation and
increase levels of trust.

These are exciting ideas that we can apply in our day-to-day work,
especially in the current economic framework that is presenting great
challenges. It has been a tough year for many nonprofit organizations,
and AFS is not exempt from the strains caused by the contraction of the
world economy. Our program numbers were impacted last year by this new
reality with a small reduction compared to 2008, but we are committed
to program growth and to continuing to provide financial support to our
participants. We thank you for your support in the past, and especially in the
future, as we work to remain competitive and innovative.

Exceptional AFS
Volunteers Receive
the Galatti Award

The Stephen Galatti Award for
Outstanding Volunteer Service
recognizes the extraordinary
accomplishments of dedicated
volunteers. This year, AFS honors
four recipients:

^ Maria Teresa

Basualdo
(Argentina)

Maria Teresa has been a host mother
multiple times beginning in 1991 when
she hosted a boy from Australia. Her
two daughters are AFS Returnees
who went to New Zealand and
Italy. Since she joined the General
Roca Chapter in Rio Negro, she has
been an enthusiastic leader in the
region. As former chair of the AFS
Argentina Board and a key volunteer
in the Strategic Planning Operative
Group, she has made use of her
special expertise as a trainer for
Argentina and the Southern Cone
region, spreading her knowledge and
working tirelessly with a team revising
Volunteer Development efforts.

ILCI I Robert

Kaminker
^ ^ <1flP (France)

iSSIUf'-**^

Francisco "Tachi" Cazal

President and CEO, AFS Interculturai Programs, Inc.

Robert and his wife, Claude, founded a
local chapter in 1983 that has sent 150
French students abroad and hosted 260
foreign participants. As a board member
of AFS France, an unpaid national
director, and a member and treasurer
of EFIL, he has contributed on many
levels. A frequent student chaperone
and an orientation volunteer, he is
also ready to help with administrative
tasks. He is currently involved in the
25th anniversary of his chapter and
is applauded for his longstanding
dedication to the AFS mission.

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Ifl

Lorna

^^^ Szentivanyi
'- I'^^l (New

Zealand)

«^7' i .. '

Since 1970, Lorna has served in
virtually every volunteer capacity.
Always ready "to go the extra mile,"
she has hosted more than 15 students,
and acted as a coordinator for all
phases of the AFS program: hosting,
orientations, school liaison, and
selection. New Zealand is better for
having Lorna as a volunteer. She has
worked hard to maintain and build
chapter strength over a period of 38
years. She is the recipient of several
well-deserved awards for exemplary
service from AFS New Zealand.

Carol Ann
Zimmerman
(United
States)

Carol founded the AFS School
Club 33 years ago in Sublette, KS,
where she "provides unending
encouragement and an example to
the students that volunteer service
is more than a theoretical concept."
She has hosted 13 times, finds host
families, trains liaisons, and helps
with orientations. A fellow volunteer
has said, "Carl Ann Zimmerman is
the epitome of a grass-roots AFS
volunteer— recruiter, supporter,
advocate." She is the treasurer of the
Heartland Area Team and the district
representative for southwestern Kansas.

AFS President Tachi Cazal said,
"The extraordinary achievements
of these outstanding AFS
volunteers are characteristic of
the work of the thousands of
AFS volunteers throughout the
world. We congratulate this year's
winners and celebrate their spirit
of volunteerism, which is the
driving force of AFS"

AFS Returnee Honored by
German Government

Jurgen
Blankenburg:
Thinking Outside
the Box

An Interview by Christine Vogcl

After a lifetime of dedication to both the arts and AFS,
Jurgen Blankenburg— an AFS Returnee from Germany
to USA— was recently awarded the Officer's Cross of the
Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his
lifelong engagement in the arts.

Since 1996, Jurgen Blankenburg has been chairman of the board
of the Stiftung fur die Hamburger Kunstsammlungen. Created in
1956, the Foundation has since acquired 400 great works of art for
Hamburg's museums.

After having been one of the founders of the German AFS
Foundation, Jurgen has also been chairman of the AFS Foundation,
Zurich, Switzerland— since its inception in 2004— an independent
entity of the AFS Network that endeavors to preserve the legacy of
AFS and the American Field Service.

Jurgen Blankenburg is a very interesting man. "I rather enjoy being
at the center of controversy," he shared, as he explained how the Art
Circle of the German Federation of Industries, where he is also active,
had first given great works of art to the war-devastated museums of
Hamburg and then, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, had asked these
same museums to share their collections with their counterparts in what
had been the German Democratic Republic. "I believe it was the right
thing to do," he asserted, "but it was not a universally popular idea."
Besides his wife Monika— a psychiatrist, cellist, and member of
the Board of the German Music Foundation— there have been two
passions central to his life— art and AFS. What do these last two have
in common when seen through the eyes of the man who executes
both of his chairmanships with distinction? During an interview in his
art-filled Hamburg home, Jurgen explained the pleasure he takes in
being confronted with new ideas. He discovered this as a 17-year-old
in 1952, when he was welcomed in Birmingham, AL, as an AFS post-
war exchange student and experienced "affluence shock."
"My AFS experience was preparation for the arts. The open-
mindedness that was required and developed during my exchange
year is the main connection. Coming from a destroyed city here in
Germany, living in rubble, coming to a Southern city in the United
States that had enjoyed peace since 1865, but had deep memories of
war from the American Civil War— a city struggling with Civil Rights—
that required a great deal of openness in order to digest quite a
different world."

"My sojourn in America had a major impact on my life." The understated
man, who radiates clarity and quiet strength, explained, "The notion that
things could be seen or done differently has been central to my thinking
throughout my life."

While in Birmingham, Jurgen Blankenburg's host father told him the
importance of "getting involved." This lesson, too, has obviously stayed
with him, and he has been very successful in engaging the affluent of

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C'ontiniu'Jfixwi fKif;c 9 ... Jurj;cM Mlaiikcnburg:
Thinking Outside the Box
Hamburg in joining hinn in his work on
behalf of the arts.
"Where I ann interested, I have to
be engaged," he explained. "When I
came to Hamburg, I was interested
in photography, which I had been
collecting. I asked to see a photo
from the museum's archives, and they
told me they had no room in which
to show it. We collected money to
renovate the museum so that they
would have a gallery in which to show
photographs. That was in the 1980s."
Looking at the enormous art
collection that covers the walls of the
Blankenburg residence, I remembered
the line from the Die Welt story about
Jurgen written by Katja Engler that
had run in October: The author had

observed that "Thinking outside the
box is something Blankenburg puts
into practice: for him, the freedom of
thought is at least as important as the
resulting creations of mind."
As though to confirm this idea,
Jurgen continued, "The arts confront
us with new and unusual ideas. Artists
have new ideas and make you think
along unbeaten paths. You need
that in many sections of your life-
business, personal life, and also in
AFS. Whether you are an exchange
student or a member of the Board of
Trustees, you have to find solutions
to unique problems. Art was never
the center of my life— business was,
said the longtime insurance broker,
manager, and business graduate. "But,
you have your hobbies."
A former member of the AFS

International Board of Trustees and
of AFS Germany's Kuratorium—an
advisory board of experienced
leaders in business and politics—
Jurgen acknowledged how deeply
his AFS experience helped to set the
course of his life, "I developed lifelong
friendships through AFS. I still visit my
family in Birmingham each year. And
my friend Uli Weiss— also an AFS
Returnee, former AFS International
Trustee, and founding member of the
Kuratorium— was on my bus trip in
1952."

Before we left, Jurgen explained, "At
the end of my exchange year, I was
asked to stay in Birmingham. I said,
'I can't do that. I received a
scholarship and I must give back
to Germany.' My American father
understood." O

AFS Archives
Named Founding
Partner for
Veterans History
Project by U.S.
Congress

The American Field Service
Ambulance Drivers Oral History
Project was named a Founding
Partner of the Library of Congress
Veterans History Project (VHP) on
January 1, 2010. This distinction
is given to organizations and
institutions that have made significant
contributions to the country's largest
oral history program. The AFS
Archives got national recognition
for this project and the American
Field Service is now included as
a Founding Partner on the VHP
website. The United States Congress
created the Veterans History Project
in 2000.

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The AFS Ambulance Drivers Oral
History Project was launched in
January of 1999 to further the
Archives, mission of preserving the
AFS founders' legacy. Since then,
we have been recording stories of
AFS Ambulance Drivers, Volunteers,
Returnees, and former staff on
audiotape and videotape and
renamed the project the AFS Legacy
Project to reflect its broader focus.
As a result of this initiative, we have
produced a DVD documenting the

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AFS Archives
Founding
Partner

certificate from
the Library
of Congress
Veterans History
Project, January
2010.

AFS drivers' history entitled "Many
Voices, One Story: AFS Drivers
Remember." Since 2002, the Archives
has been named an official partner
in the Library of Congress Veterans
History Project.

The AFS Archives would like to
thank all who participated in the
AFS Legacy Project and shared
their recollections. We are also
very grateful for donations of
documentation that perpetuate the
memory and spirit of AFS volunteers.

AFS JANUS • MAY 2010 • 10

AFS WWII Ambulance Drivers
Last Post

Thayer M.

Kingsley

(1924-2010)

IB1, FR 8

Thayer Mallory Kingsley passed away
on January 7, 2010, in Mystic, CT.
Kingsley was born in Brooklyn, NY, on
July 22, 1924. He joined the American
Field Service and served in India and
Burma, and the campaign to liberate
France and Germany in 1943-1945. He
was a longtime member of the New
York Yacht Club and his international
sailing career included numerous
Newport, Bermuda, and Fastnet races.
Kingsley's partner, Mayburn Koss,
survives him.

Donald L.
Parmelee
(1919-2010)

IB 58

Donald Latt Parmelee died on
February 13, 2010, in Paducah, KY.
Born in Syracuse, NY, on May 20, 1919,
Parmelee served as an ambulance
driver in the American Field Service
in India and Burma in 1945. Parmelee
had a long career with General
Electric, where he worked on projects
from the Minuteman missile system
to the Apollo 11 project. His son Brian,
his daughter Eileen Segebarth, six
grandchildren, stepchildren, and step-
grandchildren survive him.

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Clayton A.

Latshaw

(1923-2009)

IB 43

Clayton Albert Latshaw passed away
on November 10, 2009, in Spring
City, PA. Born in Philadelphia on
November 7, 1923, Latshaw served
as an ambulance driver in the
American Field Service in India and
Burma, 1944-45. A lifelong educator,
Latshaw taught in the Owen J.
Roberts School District for 37 years.
Surviving him are his wife Betty E.
Latshaw, sons Paul and David, a
daughter Betty, five grandchildren,
and brother Robert.

Edward
R. Meyers
(1924-2009)

CM 86,
IB 60-T

Edward Raymond Meyers of
Springfield, MA, passed away on May
4, 2009. Meyers was born in New
York City, NY, on January 31, 1924,
and served with the American Field
Service in Italy, France, Germany,
and India and Burma in 1944-45. He
participated in the liberation of the
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in
Germany. A career U.S. Army veteran,
Meyers served in the Korean conflict
and Vietnam.

Bernard M.

Raphael

(1922-2010)

CM 48

Bernard Malcolm Raphael passed
away on February 2, 2010, in High
Point, NC. Born in Dilworth, MN, on
November 24, 1922, Raphael served
as an AFS ambulance driver in Italy
in 1943-45. He was a co-owner of
Archdale Manufacturing, retiring
in 1988. He is survived by his wife
Glenda Dickens Raphael, daughter
Melissa Otterman, five grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren, and niece
Carol Wehage.

Henry M.

Wagner

(1924-2010)

CM 41

Henry Milton Wagner passed away
on February 14, 2010, in Shady
Side, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD,
on January 1, 1924, Wagner was
attached to AFS 485 Ambulance
Company in Italy in 1943-45. He
attended the 1995 AFS Driver
Reunion in Williamsburg, VA. He
is survived by daughter Dorothy
Julian, sons David, Michael,
Daniel, and Stephen, and seven
grandchildren.

David V.

Uihiein

(1920-2010)

CM 97

David Vogel Uihiein, a generous donor to AFS for many years, passed away on
January 29, 2010, in Mequon, Wl. Born in Milwaukee, Wl, on July 27, 1920, Uihiein
served as an ambulance driver in the American Field Service in Italy, Austria, and
India and Burma during 1945. A businessman, he carried on his family's heritage
in the brewing industry. He is survived by his wife Margery Holley Uihiein, his
children Lynde Bradley Uihiein and David Vogel Uihiein, Jr., five grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.

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"Anne Morgan's
War: Rebuilding
Devastated France,
1917-1924"

Exhibit Coming to the Morgan
Library & Museum, New York City

The exhibition "Anne Morgan's
War: Rebuilding Devastated France,
1917-1924" will premiere at the
National World War I Museum in
Kansas City, MO, on May 3, 2010, and
be presented in New York City at
the Morgan Library & Museum from
September 3 to November 21.
The Florence Guild Foundation,
who has supported the American
Field Service Archives in the past,
is one of the sponsors.
Elaine Uzan Leary, executive
director of the American Friends
of Blerancourt, Inc., said, "This rare
exhibit of original photographs
and film were commissioned by
Anne Morgan to raise funds to
rebuild Picardy following WWI.
Anne Morgan's work has gone
virtually unknown to Americans
until the arrival of this traveling
exhibit. She was a remarkable
model of American philanthropy,
leadership, and war relief. Time has

come to become re-acquainted with our
efforts to aid the French during WWI and
the ensuing friendship between our two
countries."

The exhibit, organized by the Franco-
American Museum, Chateau de
Blerancourt, France, brings to life the
extraordinary work of 350 American
women, all volunteers, who left
comfortable lives in the United States to
help the war-ravaged civilian population
of northeastern France. Anne Morgan,
daughter of financier J. Pierpont Morgan,
collected private funds and, in 1917,
founded the American Committee for
Devastated France (CARD). By March 1918,
the committee had helped 800 families
or 2,300 people to become self-sufficient.

Greenville Keogh, an AFS Section
8 ambulance driver, Anne
Vanderbilt, Anne Morgan, and A.
Piatt Andrew, Paris, ca. 1917

Anne Morgan issued a weekly
bulletin, "Under Two Flags," and
commissioned photographs to
document the activities of CARD.
The Franco-American Museum
at Blerancourt was created after
World War I by Anne Morgan and
is today a French national museum
devoted to the history of friendship
and cooperation between the
United States and France. AFS ties
with the museum go back to World
War I when Anne Morgan first got
acquainted with the work of the
American Field Service ambulance
drivers in France. In 1938. AFS
contributed a selection of its war
memorabilia and an AFS Section
30 Ford ambulance to the Pavilion
of American Volunteers in the
museum.

The exhibition at the Morgan
Library & Museum will illustrate
how Anne Morgan and her
colleagues cannily employed the
media of film and photography to
publicize their work and instigate
social action.